quentinMemphis Wins In OT
May 8th 2011 00:38
Game three is now in Memphis, where the Grizzlies are 3-0 this postseason. In game one, the Grizzlies won and stole home court advantage from the Thunder. Game two, Oklahoma City was up twenty with seven minutes and twenty-seven seconds left in that game, then Memphis when on a 19-5 run to cut Thunder lead to six, but eventually lost by nine.
How did game three turn out? The Grizzlies won 101 to 93 in FedEx Forum. Memphis turned a 16 point deficit in the third quarter, and fought back to send the game into overtime to win. Oklahoma City was looking good in the first half. The Thunder had good ball movement and shooting. Russell Westbrook had eight assists in the first half, getting his team involved. Then in the second half, Russell Westbrook had only four assists, and taking a lot of bad shots. He finished with 23 points, going 7 for 22 of shooting. Westbrook left Durant (Finished with 22 points, going 10 for 24) open on several plays in the second half, but he did not see him, because he was dribbling too much, trying to do everything on his own. Memphis who trailed by 13 point going into the fourth, outscored Oklahoma City, 23 to 10 in the fourth to send it into overtime. Memphis top performer was Zach Randolph, who scored 21 points and had 21 rebounds. O.J. Mayo added 18 points off the bench, and played 42 minutes. Conley had 18 points. The Memphis Grizzlies are now 4-0 at home in the playoffs. Game four is in FedEx Forum on Monday, where Memphis will try to go up 3-1 in the series.
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